New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1887-07-24
CHAT ABOUT PUBLIC MEN.
SOME OF THE PERSONS AND MATTERS THAT
OCCUPY ATTENTION.

rsand said in taikng the other day about the question
| of an carly State Convention: 1" have always been
| opposed to early conventions The only thing that
wou induce TO consider such proposition would
be the REORGANIZATION of the State Committee which
might be effected ! was in favor OF holding a con-
vention last year solely because thought II would
| give us a new State Committee who could get the
party OF the State IN working order Tor this year"
When ssked about the composition of the Republican
State ticket Senator Birdsall said have heard
talk about any candidate except Colonel Frederick
Grants name was mentioned for Secretary OF state
| It strikes me that would be a good nomination.
Some OF our friends fear that If Colonel Grant Ia noni
| mated IL will have the effect of drawing the Grant
| Ward affair into politics. dc not think so. when
Governor Hill nominated Colonel Grant for Quarantine
Commissioner and the Democrats applauded the nom
nation they put IL beyond their power TO attack
Colonel Grant hereafter. II he is good enough for
Quarantine Commissioner he is certainly good enough
| for Secretary of State. have had talk recently
with Colonel Grant. and while he is not king tho
place 1t is pretty certain that he would not refuse IT.
| The only other candidate " HON have heard men,
toned for any place Is MIR. Denison who would like
| the nomination for Attorney General He was
formerly in the Attorney Generals Office as assistant"
Meeting General Huidekoper, of the Metropolitan
Bell Telephone Company, uptown last night, in
ouired II his company still pushing the extension
OF its system During part OF last year and !or some
time this tho company made new connections
at the rate OF over 900 month. The General said
awe have entirely stopped making new connections
and shall put them only where there Ia extraordinary
demand, until afIer we get the wires underground
The oratory OF tho United States Senate is generally
REGARDED ms solemn and heavy, when cpmparea with
that in the House. there members in the Senate
who never take the floor without having largo audi
ences. Colonel w. p. Canaday. Sergeantat Arms OF
the United States Senate said the ohor day that Gen
eral Logan man whose Speeches Always drew
the largest crowd to the Senate galleries. On the
occasion of his speech the Fitz John Porter case
said the Colonel al turned away not less than
10000 or $4,000 persons who sought admission to
the galleries. Logan never made q speech, where
there had been public announcement that he would
speak that he did not have large gathering to hear
him. The msn who is listened to most ntentiy u
John Sherman. Senator Ingalls, can always command
an audience since his speech on the Administration
One Of the most owery speakers in the Senate Ia Mr.
Morgan OF Alabama. The words literally flow out Of
bis outh in steady stream tor hours at time His
aud euces are never large. Blackburn merry
spt aker and generally makes great sport Teller, OF
Colorado, has the Methodstic erholting style. but he
generally has something to saw when he gets on his
feet and makes the Senaors listen TO him. There are
| number OF the Senate whose appearance on
the floor their brother Senators to rush TO
the restaurant or the committee rooms, leaving IN
strlctions with myself or with my deputies TO call
them when tho Senator gets through. No offence 10
taken BIZ the speaker at his sort OF thing and II has
to be pretty well understood that many OF the
speeches made 10 the Senate as old General Cling
man eaid In the House. made tor buncombe that 10,
| tor their constituents at home"
| Western men have much to say about the career
of Ben" Halliday, the roted pioneer OF the OVERLAND
| route who died recently at Portland Oregon am
told that at time he drug store in the small
town OF Weston Missouri tut was drawn into the
more exciting lite tie frontier by taking charge OF
train of goods for Salt Lake City in 1852 He was
unable to sell the goods in Salt Lake City and he
pushed with the train to California where he was
able to dispose OF his ct such fabu Gus prices
that he vent mmediae ely back TO Missouri tor more
npeo his L n-gfr "a "A
| in San Francisco was contract which he made to
supply the Pacinc Mail Comany with fresh bcef. The
terms were favorable that bis income from tn"
contract ranged from g. 800 10 $4,000 month tor
namber of wears. One OF his successes made in
| connection with the Pikrs Peak Express Company,
which had overland route from Atchison aod Leav-
enworth to Denver. 1t was valuable express line
because its contracts with the Government but the
| Government was behind In its pay The company
became hard up and offered the presidency TO Halli-
dav provided he would advance the money TO keep ~
| running He accepted the position and put in
$4,000 or $4,000. When the notes became due the
company was as hard up as when the money was ad-
vsnced aud Halliday captured the line IL had been
inyojced a abort time before tor 100000, and he
sold it a short time aterwsrd to the Wells Fargo TX
Company ,On Ts.y vas hat he was o s
qucntly in Washington as lobbyist. acting tor him
self and for Others and he had the reputation OF being
successu in that line, although he was never able 10
| get any of his own claims through Congress
In talking Yesterday about the great Business of
|
lakes, Ex-Governor Alger, of Michigan told me that
in one day recently eghtyseyen vessels were locked
through the Sault Ste. Marie Canal.
guest at the Gilsey House Is w. G. Fisher, of
| Denver who is the junior member of the COLORADO
firm Of Daniels g. Fisher. Mr.. Fisher is q stout and
rcbus: man OF forty five, with blond complexion and
| yellow mustacbe. He is jolly companion and the
soul OF hospitality. His family is at Saratoga, where
he will join them thi. week after making extensive
purchases for his house. Mr. Fisher says that the real
estate boom In Denver still continues he sales in
this dull month";" he said yesterday. arc 100000
q day. In the month OF April the total sales were
S5,0OOOG0. The increasing value OF property is one
of the marvels OF the city. There are real estate
booms in Kansas City and Omaha, but the Denver
boom seems to take the rag of the BUSH Tue gem
eral condition OF business In the State ~ excellent
We have u branch store at Leadvie which has never
done SO we'll as this year."
There was a group of Colorado men 9th Mr.. Fisher
while was chatting with him. aud discussion arose
as who is the richest man In the State There was
difference of OPINION as to whether 1t was ID. IL.
Monat president OF the First National Bank OF Den
yer, or Charles kounthe, president OF the Colorado
National Bank but it was agreed that either of them
had enough to keep hin out OF the pOorhonse. Ex-
Governor Evans named AS ranking pretty well up
to them in accumulated s.ath. Mr. Kountze is a
brother of the NewYork bankers. Kouutze Brothers.
Another brother 10 banker AT Omaha, where all tour
OF the kountzes were once associated in business.
The Denver man is said TO hare the most richly fur
nsbed house In that Rocky Mountain metropolis
new story about Mr.. Mofet came out in the talk.
After he elected president of the Denver and Rio
Grande Railroad, the Denver agent of the Adams Ex-
press Company sent TO the president for
irsnE tor hin In transmitting The frank the
agent the president Of the Adams Express Company
rote that the courtesy not extended account
OF Mr.. Mofats present position AZ Ia remem.
brsnco of former faithful his part tor the
express company. The agent puzzled about the
letter aud finally submitted il TO iir. Mohat sob,
yes" sald Mr.. Monat, that's all right used tv be
| an express messenger on Their hne."